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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30

I, John s. Beach, Clerk OF the Corporation Court
of the city of Alexandria do certify that Anthony
W. Armstrong, one of the commissioners above
named has executed bond as such IN the penalty
of $2.OC0 with approved snrety, conditioned &C.
cording to law.
nov2S Is JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30
THE ALEXANDRIA
Real Estate Investment, Trust and Title
COMPANY.

Offcc-No. south Fdirtdz st. Telephone No. ,.
President PARK AGNEW.
Vice President, JAMES Z. CATION.
Sect V. and Treasurer, M B. HARLOW.
HAVE FOR SALE
a large list of city and country property. consist
ing of FARMS, MILL PROPERTY DWELLING
HOUSES, VACANT LOTS, &c
All persous desiring to buy sell real estate.
or to negotiate loans upon real estate security,
will find it to their advantage to give US cali.
In all investments made by us upon real estate
security we guarantee the most careful examina-
tion into the questions OF title and suficiency of
security. je25
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30
BY L. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.

BY i. L. Lucas, Auctloneer.
DY VIRTUE of decree of the Corporation
ID Court of the city of Alexandria, rendered on
the 14th day OF June, 1887, i'll the chancery cause
of George E. Entwise and wife against Thomas B.
EEtwisle and others, the undersigned, appointed
special commissioner for the purpose, will at -
o'clock M. on SATURDAY. the 18th day of Dc
cember, 1887 in front of the Royal street en-
trance to the Market Building, sell at public auc
tion, GROUND RENT amounting to $35 81 z,
being the residue of an original rent of $66.66aa
issuing out OF and chargeable upon the h II
square, or acre, of ground on tho north side of
Cameron street, west side of Alfred street and east
side of Patrick streets (the lots ofSamucl II. Lunt
Frederick Paff and Mrs. Anna Pierpoint being ex-
ceptcd from said charge).
Teams of Slle /: One third Of tho purchase money
in cash, and the residue in two equal payments at
six and twelve months from day of sale; tho de
ferred payments to be evidenced by the bonds of
the purchaser, with approved personal security,
and bearing legal interest. Title to be retained
until the full payment of he purchase Honey.
JAMES CATION
('ou is-innnr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30

HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c, just received at
Il 9S King corner of Royal street and for sale
at small advance-wholesale and retail. Rodgers
& Son and other make of Carvers and Forks a
great variety. Rodgers q Son, and other mako of
Table and Breakfast Knives Genuine Rodgers
& Son, Heinesh and other make Of Scissors.
Pocket Cutlery in great variety, several hundred
patterns Table Knives. with Forks to match, at
low prices. Enterprise Champion and other
Meat Cutters. all sizes. Brownies Flexible Rub
Der Weather Strips the best in use, with great
variety of other goods IL line, for sale cheap
Special attention is asked to large job lot OF
Frays Solid Steel Seaside Scissors and Shears, for
sale at q large deduction from usual prices. Call
and see, at SO King, corner of Royal street.
dec7 IT. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30

ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have Oh hand GIBSON'S Xxx, XXX, xxx,
and PURE OLD BYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISKIES; also BAKER'S ana
THOMPSON'S PURE RYE WHISTLES, to which
they invite the attention of tho trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Cousgnments of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited for which they guarantee the high.
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30

BY this time we begin to itch. They say
f ass abound in Japan. have not seen
ingle one. But. When wakeful, Imagination
or reality has made them crawl about me IN
reckless redundancy. at last we get to
sleep, and early the next morning take our
break fast.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-30

C,oRN KNIVES and HOOKS best quality, just
81 received at 1928 King street, corner of Royal;
Wholesale and retail
scpS J. L. CREIGHTON q soN.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
A Railway Tie Nursery.

"A notable phase of railway industry
is railway tie nursery, situated near
the little town of darlington, Kan, in
the southern part of that State. 1t is
said to be the largest artificial plantation
of forest trees in North America, and is
owned by the Southern Pacific. Tho diff
ferent sections have been planted re-
spectively two. four and six years, one
fourth being planted with the ailanthus,
the rest with the catalpa, together with
few white ash. Those first planted arc
now about twenty-five feet in height,
the last about twelve and some of the
taller are seven inches through the
stem. There are in all about 5000, 600
trees, in full vigor, on the plantation;
all were planted four feet apart each
way to shade the ground, though eight
feet is the ultimate intention, this plan
allowing threc-fourths of the trees ia
be cut out when they are fit for fence
posts. When rather larger it is OK
pected the trees will make excellent
railway ties in great numbers--thati is,
after a thinning-out process there will
be some 100000 trees to come e
maturity. The area of this vast rail
way tie nursery is to be still further
increased. Boston Budget.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
Nocturnal Photography.

Various methods have been intro
duced for the accomplishment of noe
turnal photography, and some of the
most beautiful landscape views taken
Mt night by the light of the full moon
have been produced in France. the time
of exposure of the plate being ono hour;
the clearness of the photograph is de.
scribed as being wonderful. and. except
for the lights in the buildings and on
the bridges, and their reflection in the
water, the picture could hardly be dis.
tinguished from one taken in the day.
time. An pther photographer obtains
very excel lent views of his library at
night by rdinary gas light; in this case
the time of exposure was only thirty
minutes. an achievement somewhat re-
markable, in view of the fact that thu
old-fashioned wet collodion plates wers
almost entirely unaffected by the ligh
from such source. Y Sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK,
Some Facts Demonstrated by the Recent
state Elections.

state Elections.
The elections demonstrate beyond
cavil that Grover Cleveland will be
the Democratic standards -bcarer for
President in the campaign of 1888.
The result IN the State of New York
settles the question beyond peradven-
ture. From this time forward there
will be no talk in the Democratic party
favoring the nomination of any other
distinguished Democrat for President
There will be no discussions relating
to probabilities nor possibilities. There
will be no intimations of dark horses.
The Empire State, Grover Clevcland's
State, has indorsed the administration
of Grover Cleveland, and this indorse-
ment solidilies the Democratic party
throughout the country. The verdict
of New York unifies the Democracy Of
Indiana. Here there is not dissent-
ing voice. Every doubt has disap.
peared. There has been opposition to
MIR. Cleveland's administration in the
ranks of Indiana Democracy, it were
folly to deny. That misgivings have
existed relative to his leadership is
we'll known, and yet from first to last
there has existed profound respect
for President Cleveland. His honesty
Of purpose has never been questioned,
and the doubts and fears honestly en-
tertained have been for mon tbs disap-
appearing, and now they are gone
gone not to be revived.
While the result of the recent cleo
tions are of the most cheerful signifi-
canco to the Democratic party, they
have been fruitful of the most dis
heartening consequences to the Repub-
lican party. The partyis now without
leader, as it is without II policy. The
Republican party looked to New York
hopefully. 1t saw, or thought it saw,
in the Henry George movement, in the
fight between Fellow and Nicoll, and
in the name of Grant, chance for sue
cess, for inspiration, for the renewal
of its vitality, for the Endorsement of
bloody -shirtism, of the sectional hate
and a Republican triumph in 1888. Its
disappointment is overwhelming and
demoralizing 1t relegates Blaine to
the rear and does not advance John
Sherman's fortunes to the extent of q
milligram or mllimeter. Blaine
will hear the news in Europe and con-
veniently postpone his return. John
Sherman's temperature will go nearer
to zero than usual, and the field will
have o be reraked for man who can
carry New Yerk against Grover Cleve-
land.
1t will not be denied that the Repub.
licans nursed pleasant hopes of success
in Virginia, but the overthrow of Ma.
hone and Riddleberger redeems the
grand old State from the insutferablt
stigmas which these men had heapef
upon her name, and says to the Repub
lican party and its heresies--avaunt
All things considered, the result of thu
elections is satisfactory, and the out
look full of cheer -Indianap Oils Senti
i 81
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
TOLL ON.
OHIO.

One little motto shakes the world,
AS tempcsts rock the sea;
Victory II means to those who strive
Wouldst thou the conqueror be?
Wouldst enter into richest fields
The eye ere gazed upons
To oil give the countersign-
'Tis but the words "Toil on!"
Yet, by those words the mightiest deeds
The weakest hands have wrought,
Conquests the grandest have been WI
On battle fields Of thought.
Motto that nerves the warriors heart
To gaze deaths fnce upon;
rhe lovers vow, the martyrs creed,
Tho nations shicld-"Toil on."
Zach springing bud obeys the power
That bids IT cleave the dust;
"Onward and up!" oil nature cries
strength, strength TO toll and trust"
The trees climb high, the swallows soar,
Tho pillows rise and roll;
On, too. faint heart; thy zeal shall spread,
Like fiame from soul to soul.
Toll on guard Ibvery golden hour
Fast, fast the moments fly.
Lookl thou shalt sec ladder set
Between the earth and sky
Good deeds shall give thee strength to rise
And scale each shining round,
While angels lead thy spirit up
And on to holier ground.
foil on shun pleasures siren call
Rest not in slothful ease.
II thou wouldst win the victor's crown,
Seek not such joys as these.
Then gird thyself for noble strife,
The workman's armor don;
Press to thy task in glorious zeal
Toll on lin faith-toil on!
---Hdrriet Mdbel fpdtding, In Bdlloms Month,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
FISkE TO THE FRONT.

Rumored Secrei Agreement Made by Pro-
hibition Leaders at Chicago to Nominate
the General for the Presidency.
OSHKOSH Wis, Dec. 2.-B. L. Vanderman,
OF this city, a delegate to the Prohibition
convention in Chicago, who returned yes
terday, says that at the secret meeting o.
the Central Committee General Clinton b.
Fiske, of New Jersey who founded the
Fiske University, was selected for the Pres
idency, and that there is no doubt of his
nomination ut the National convention to be
held in Indianapolis Mr. Vanderman says
that Mr. Fske carries the church vote in
his pocket, is popular with the Grand
Army and is a man of wealth. The Pro-
hibitionists expect to poll 100000 votes,
although they polled only 100000 in the
last National election. He claims there ia
no possible chance for the Republican
party, as the Prohibtionists expect to poll
90 900 votes in New York.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
IN A TIGHI PLACE.
The PItisbic Condition Of tho "Party Of
Moral 1deps,"

Moral Ideah"
The recent election in this State has
made very considerable change in
the plan Of campaign which the "party
of moral ideas had mapped out for
next year. Mr. Blailes stock went
down with rush when IL was found
that the man who was to swing the
Empire State for him utterly failed to
swing even one Republican official into
the capitol.
After the famous "combine," last
January, had lifted Frank Hiscock
from one House of Congress into an.
other, and he returned to Washington
to receive the congratulations of his
brother members, he forthwith COM
mcnced setting up the pins for Mr..
Blaine in this State, moved by graft
tude, rs he said, for what Mr. Blaine
had done for him. He admitted sub
stantially that his own election was
due to the friends of Mr. Blaine work.
ing upon the supporters of Mr.. Morton,
with that gentleman's assent, and by
an arrangement with them had re-
stored harmony in the Republican
party that would ensure the carrying
of the Empire State for Blaine.
Mr.. Hiscock's declaration to his col
leagues in the house, last January,
that "all things will now pull together
in New York and Blaine will be
nominated" received such cold
douche on November 8. that it may be
considered as indefinitely modified.
Mr.. Blaine can not any longer depend
upon having the Empire State swung
into line for him by Senator Hiscock,
and it will be considerable uphill
work for him to "magnetise' the New
York delegation at the next National
convention.
1t is not at all unlikely that the grab
bag will have to be resorted to by that
body, with number of names put
into it which would never have beer
thought of had Senator Hiscock and
his master, "Tom'' Platt. succeeded il
carrying the State. Mr.. Sherman is
looked upon now in Ohio as merely 6
fossil, or specimen of extinct nam
NAL, since Foraker acquired, with hi:
election, that peculiar and unfortunate
appendage known to politicians as ;
"swelled head" He regards himsel
now as Ohio's favorite son, and viii
stoutly contest the claims of any
rival.
Judge Gresham again looms up as 1
candidate Tor the grab-bag, and, per
haps, Mr.. Allison's name may be fount
in the same receptacle. Senator Cul
lom and Ben Harrison also hope fo
chances in the proposed lottery. Th'
hopes of the Republicans are now re
duced to keeping other Northern
States from following the example o
New York. The State is hopelessl,
lost to them, having declared agains
them six consecutive times. With Mr.
Blaine in the field, there is every reasol
for them to expect to lose Massachu
sets and several other Northern
States. Without Mr.. Blaine. how cal
they hope to ''magnctize' the part
and fire the Northern heartp AS tn
Cleveland Plain Dealer pithily ex
presses it: "The situation is as dis
tressing as an unlghted pipe in biz
zard." There only remains the grab
bag full of Presidential aspirants. LIE
them blindfold Halstead and tell hin
to draw the lucky or unlucky name. --
I | AtJany IN. T. ArQuS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
SECTIONAL HATRED.
The Despicable Spirit in Which Repub
lican Papers Discuss Southern Affairs.


lican Papers Discuss Southern Affairs.
1t is not easy to understand the Sec
tional spirit in which certain Rcpub-
lican papers have treated the recent
assassination of four white men and
the subsequent troubles growing out
of labor disturbance in Louisiana.
The people of that State and of every
other Southern State where the negroes
are plentiful have problem which
presents the difficulties of the labor
question at the North complicated with
the race question. They are honest,
patriotic people, doing their best, ac-
cording to the intelligence of their
age. Accepting the judgment of their
age, they are educating the negro in
the earnest hope that education is the
solution or all the problems of civili-
zation. They can not see into the fut-
ure to determine whether they will fail
or not; and they can trust only to the
present for guidance. They have their
"existing order" and they are ready
to make as many sacrifices to maintain
it as are the people of Illinois to MAIN
tain theirs. Those whose prejudices
lead them to scctionalism should take
care lest they be condemned out of
their own mouths, for in the abstract
there is no difference between the
principle of the Louisiana out
break and the Chicago riot. There
is need that all Americans should
stand by the American constitution
and endeavor to avert the conse-
quences of past mistakes. that consti-
tutional liberty may be preserved
Whatever difficulties the future pre-
sents, the principles of the constitu-
ton are the only political guide on
which implicit reliance can be placed.
A people united in these principles
may hope to escape the heaviest con-
sequences of its sins as people, but
how can this be if Illinois and Louisi-
ana are to be arrayed against each
other, the one condemning in the other
what it justifies in itself? The edi-
torials which deal with the Haymarket
and Louisiana riots are startling in
their inconsistency as they appear.
check by jowl, in the editorial columns
of such newspapers as the Chicago
Tribune. They do not stop to con-
slider the conclusion from the logic
which palliates murder in Louisiana.
They appear to be altogether ignoran,
of the meaning Of that solidarity"
which is the watchword in the mouths
| of that element of Northern popula.
ton which answers to the dangerous
class" in Louisiana. 1t ignores every
thing except what it foolishly believes
is n partisan advantage from a Sec
tional policy to bo pursued in treating
all questions from the infinitely grea
to the infinitely little. st. Loa's lie
publican. IlI, .......
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
CALAMITY IN KANSAS.

A Hotel and Nine Other Buildings In
Brookville Destroyed by Fire - -Four
Lives Lost.
BRooKvILIR Kan, Dec. 2-The Lawrence
Hotel, six business houses and three dwell
ings burned here at l o'clock yesterday
morning Four men, Fireman Brimer,
of Wamego; Brakeman Harrigan, OF
Wamego; Mr. Farnsworth, of Lin
coin, and an unknown man, We're
burned to death. Charles Moss Of Tower
Springs. Kan, was badly burned, and will
probably die. The guests of the hotel We're
obliged to jump from the second-story win-
dows The total loss is sS22, 600 and the in
surance $4,000. The cause OF the tire is
unknown.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
BEFORE THE CONTEST.
Why Darkness Ii Settling On tho Part
OF Blaine and Sherman.


OF Blaine and Sherman.
Mr. Blaine is still in Europe. He is
not to blame for the ills that befell his
party in New York, and if his party
have no chance to win in the next
National campaign, he can say, doubt
less with truth, that he does not want
the nomination.. However, if the DEM
ocrats name 1.-THE old ticket,' the Re-
publican party may become emotional
and ask Blaine to make the race again.
How would the Plumed Knight relish
the fame of having been twice de-
feated, and with an increasing ma
jority against him? He is hopeful
man, but the result in New York must
have startled him.
The encouragement Of Blaine has
given hope to Sherman. He could at
ford to be defeated. He is rich enough
to accept the nomination and pay for
the headquarters printing out of his
own purse, being no longer Secretary
of the Treasury. He is a candidate
who would, perhaps, satisfy Wall
street better than does Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr.. Sherman might carry Ohio, Penn
sylvania and other doubtful States. 1t
is inconceivable that convention,
where spirits are high and enthusiasm
prevails, should nominate Sherman.
The nomination might fall on his chief
of-delegation, if likely man. but on
Sherman himself-that seems too far
from the character of the people.
They like man with warm blood in
his veins. Yet, if Sherman should
once get the nomination he might run
we'll He is q statesman of vast ex-
periencc and brother of the General
who marched through Georgia.
From the West there comes the echo
of Allison's boom. Allison could car
nv Iowa, Nebraska and other doubtful
States. Mr.. Allison, without knowing
much about finance, has an enviable
reputation as IL monetary expert. He
is in the inner circle of the Senate, be-
ing chairman of the Appropriations
and member of the Finance Commit
tee. But he can fire the popular heart
as luridly as Sherman can, and no more.
Had Logan lived, he could have car
ried Illinois, Minnesota and other
doubtful States, but the New Workers
would have fought him on the culture
line. Still, the Republican party may
we'll mourn the loss of man who was
honest, and inspired his followers with
decided belief that they could and
would win. Conkling is out of the
question; il Blaine could do nothing
else he could prevent II Republican VIC
tory under Conkling. Ii there be al
American Boulanger, let him now rise
in the Republican party or forever hold
his peace, for never was there time,
Just before battle, when great or
ganization was SO badly off for lead
ers. Politically, Blaine has failed.
Logan is no more. The names OF
Sherman and Allison excite no enthu.
siasm. Conkling's clients complain
that his speeches are hardly worth his
fee. Darkness settles on the grand OLE
party and mugwumps thrive. Chicag'
Herald (Ind.)
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10

-Colonel Fred Grant is said to
bear his defeat with manly equanimity
and good humor. If he could fully
realize the amount of public good it
has done, he might even regard it
with satisfaction. 1t has crushed the
son-of-a-great-man idea in politics,
and saved the country from the young
Blaines, Hayeses and Garfelds. Chi
cage Times,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10

The campaign Of 1883 opens
with the Democrats in possession ot
the State votes necessary TO elect the
President, and with the Republicans
committed to policy by which they
can have no reason able hope of chang
ing a single Statc,-Ss Leui, RepubH.
can
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10
BLOWN UP BY POWDER.
Several Men Badly Hurt Near DOdgevillo
Wis.,, Ono of Whom Muy Die.

DoDGEvILLE. Wis, Dec 2.-Four men
were badly hurt, one OF them fatally. 1t is
thought, and others We're severely shocked
and bruised by an explosion near the Blotz
mill, two and u half miles from here, on the
Neeport, Dodgevlle h Northern railroad
The men were working In Twenty-Five
foot cut Asmall rook dropped into blnsting
hole containing seven kegs OF powder and
in trying to dislodge 1t with an iron bar the
powder wns ignited The men ut the blast
were blown high into the air, but not seri-
ously hurt while those In the pit were
buried beneath mass Of rocks and dirt
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-10

in o black coat, and closely resembled the
prisoner in height and figure. With regard
to the time he was uncertain; but it was
clear from his statements that it must
have been within FIVE minutes on either
side of quarter to six. This left time, as
the prosecution showed, for tho prisoner
to catch train ut Putney Bridge by which
he could have reached st. Pancras so as to
travel by the 7;l0 down train from that
station. On that evidence the magistrate
without hesitation committed the prisoner
for trial.
Only one other piece of evidence was ad-
duced when the trial came of ut Old
Bailey, but it had an important bearing on
the issue. 1t appeared that when he had
left the University four or five years pre-
viously, the prisoner was much in debt,
that he had lately been threatened with
summary proceedings by some OF his Ok.
ford creditors; and that on the day Of his
arrival in town he had been to an adver.
tising money lender to endeavor to raise
money ON his small expectations from his
father. In this he had been unsuccessful.
Here, then, as counsel for the Crown did
not fail to point out at the trial, was q
sufficient explanation Of the motive for the
diabolical act. For the defence every at
tempt possible was made to prove an alibi,
but none OF the witnesses who thought that
they had seen the prisoner elsewhere were
positive about the time; and in the face OF
the admitted fact that the prisoner had
travelled to and left St. Pancras Station on
that night, their evidence came to nothing
The Judge, who unfortun natsly for Alfred
Stuckey, happened to have reputation fol
hanging, OF which he was not little
proud, put IL 10 the jury that their verdict
must practically depend upon the weight
they attached to Higg' evidence, which wal
not only consistent with all the evidence n
to the prisoners previous movements, bui
was strongly corroborsted by the witness